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Never use before vs Never used before

The correct phrase is 'never used before.' 'Used' should be in the past participle form to express the idea that something has not previously been used.
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Last updated: August 23, 2024

Never use before

This phrase is incorrect in English. The verb 'use' should be in the past participle form 'used' to convey the intended meaning.

Incorrect - the verb 'use' should be in the past participle form 'used' to convey the idea of something that has not been used in the past.
  • Never use or share used needles.
  • There is a trigger word which you may never use.
  • I'll never use my powers again.
  • That's why you never use a company phone for...
  • We never use it to eat.
  • We'll never use the name Woodhull again.
  • They would never use a bomb.
  • Something I hoped to never use again.
  • Bunch of power tools in the garage that he never uses.
  • Never use our relationship again as a threat.
  • You can never use what I've made.
  • Even if you fight, you should never use separate rooms.
  • It wakes up parts of the brain that we never use.
  • Great, now you can never use that phrase again.
  • A piece of advice, never use water-based over an oil.
  • Now, you never use this unless under extreme circumstances.
  • He never uses it - I doubt he remembers it even exists.
  • And I never use an exclamation mark unless it's entirely necessary.
  • And Alvis would never use imposter Monks.
  • I would never use such a rigid and closed-minded term.

Alternatives:

  • never used before
  • has never been used before
  • never been used before
  • never used previously
  • never used in the past

Never used before

This phrase is correct in English. It conveys the idea that something has not been used in the past.

Correct - use this phrase to indicate that something has not been used in the past.
  • You're working a new set of muscles you never used before.
  • A word I have never used before, and hopefully never will again.
  • Vulnerable consumers may also have problems taking account of warning labels, or may have particular problems using a product they have never used before.
  • I mean Ice axes and crampons - all of this technical climbing gear that I had never used before.
  • That's because a part of the mind you've never used before becomes sensitised.
  • Boxing apparently used muscles never before used.
  • They had never used one before, which means it was brand-new.
  • In the 7th match, Fischer opened with what's called a Pirc defence, he'd never used it before.
  • This element had never been used before in novel or plays, and indeed took away from the basic innocence of the monster.
  • Adding substances that have never been used before to encourage fish to grow fast and thus increase the yield may contribute to further contamination of the sea.
  • I'd never used this brand before.
  • It's never actually been used before.
  • We never used that before, did we?
  • When you take a breath, it's got a clean taste, like nobody never used it before.
  • Like I've never used a disposable before?
  • But that's only experimental, it's never actually been used before.
  • That never used to bother you before.
  • Boys never used to notice me before.
  • You've never used the F word before.
  • - You never used to fight me before.

Alternatives:

  • never use before
  • has never been used before
  • never been used before
  • never used previously
  • never used in the past

Related Comparisons

Never saw you before vs Never see you before I never eat this before vs I never eaten this before never shared before vs never shared long before vs longer before Should we use? vs Should we use the before

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